Chapter 298

Over the remainder of May, public opinion in the capital slowly shifted.

Many instigators are actually not clear that the war against Jianzhou is not Zhu Youtang's willful action, but a joint resolution of internal and six ministries.

Especially when it comes to relocating millions of victims, the monarch and his ministers are united like never before, knowing that building a state is the best way to save millions of victims.

Just like this, those who hid behind the scenes and fanned the flames to prevent the war not only challenged the emperor, but also annoyed the most powerful group of people in the court today.

Facing this kind of scum who wants to drag Ming Dynasty back, and hypocrites who want to ignore millions of disaster victims, there is no need for the emperor to take action personally. The people in power in various yamen have already attacked these people head-on.

"Come with us to Shuntian Mansion!"

"Fortunately, you are still a scholar, go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation!"

"Hehe... now you still eat Daming's salary every month, is this how you should be a minister?"

……

As more and more people were arrested in Shuntian Mansion, Criminal Ministry, Metropolitan Procuratorate, Beizhen Fusi and other yamen, the public opinion turmoil against Zhu Youtang gradually subsided.

It is worth mentioning that Baijiayuan played an important role in guiding public opinion.

Through the latest issue of "Ming", they listed the numerous crimes of the Jianzhou Jurchen over the years, thus arousing the resentment of the people of the country against the Jianzhou Jurchen.

This is also true. If it were not for the shelter and protection of the Ming Dynasty, the Jianzhou Jurchens would have been destroyed by the Haixi Jurchens.As a result, after the Jianzhou Jurchens gained a foothold, they flirted with North Korea and frequently harassed the border residents of the Ming Dynasty.

If one word is used to describe the current Jianzhou Jurchen, the best word must be: revenge with kindness.

Faced with the massacre of his compatriots by the white-eyed wolf, the best way is to repay him in the same way, not only to take back the homeland of Jianzhou, but also to send these Jurchens to hell.

"These aliens must be slaughtered!"

"So ungrateful, is there any reason to treat him kindly?"

"Should not be ministers, slaughter my border people, and kill their species!"

……

With the release of the latest issue of "Ming", the public opinion in the capital has undergone a 180-degree change, but it has turned from the main peace to the main battle, and they all support the imperial court's suppression of Jianzhou Jurchen.

Since this public opinion storm is of great importance, Xie Qian was personally responsible for it this time.

At the end of the article, Xie Qian cleverly added a slogan: "Eliminate the Jurchens, rebuild the homeland of the state, devote all our efforts to water conservancy, and build the northeastern granary of the Ming Dynasty."

Although there is no such thing as industrial planning in this era, this slogan has undoubtedly promoted the country's latest strategic plan, which is to regain Jianzhou and build the Northeast Granary.

"Isn't Jianzhou a barren land?"

"You are making a joke, the land in Jianzhou is fertile!"

"Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, it is said that the Huligai River area is really good for growing crops!"

……

In the past, many policies of the imperial court would not have much impact, but as "Ming" became the best-selling publication in the two capitals and thirteen provinces, and it was the year of the Great Competition, this plan was quickly publicized. And aroused extensive discussion among scholars.

Ming Taizong's five expeditions to Mobei seemed to be five battles and five victories, which seemed to be infinite.It’s just that the economic value is actually very low. Although Mongolia was severely damaged, it did not gain much.

On the other hand, the strategic goal of the imperial court this time was not limited to annihilating the enemy, but also focused on the fertile land of Jianzhou. It also clearly invested resources in reclaiming Jianzhou to build the Northeast Granary, which was a move that benefited the country and the people.

"It's just as I guessed, Your Majesty really has this idea!" Xu Hong sighed with pride in his heart when he saw the "Ming" magazine supporting his earlier judgment.

At this moment, he was even more convinced that Daming had ushered in the best king ever, and the plan to build the Northeast Granary alone was already stronger than Taizong.

Of course, the biggest feature of the Hongzhi Dynasty has never been empty talk, but hard work.

When the strategic concept of the Northeast Granary was put forward, in addition to the Liaodong Army going out of Shanhaiguan, the disaster relief plan led by the Ministry of Household Affairs also began to be implemented.

Say one thousand, say ten thousand, the people are the foundation of the dynasty, and also the foundation for China's real rise.

It's night and the dike breaks.

Bian was the old capital, stretching for thirty miles, and it was in the middle of the world.

The city of Kaifeng was the worst hit. Hundreds of thousands of surviving people hid on the roofs or tall buildings, while the walls of Zhouwangcheng were above the water.

Tian Qi is one of the residents of Bashifang. When the flood flooded into Kaifeng City, he took his mother and fled to the bell tower by chance, where he escaped with thousands of refugees.

However, the city of Kaifeng was submerged in the rolling floods, and their crisis was far from being resolved.

one day!
two days!

……

In the next few days, the flood did not recede. It can be said that their group lived like a year, which exposed the ugly side of human nature.

Hunger soon pervaded the Drum Tower, causing everyone to try their best to find something to eat.

"Let me go! Please let me go!" A fair woman was suddenly forcibly dragged away from the crowd, and immediately begged bitterly.

Some of the onlookers recognized the perpetrators, and an old man immediately scolded: "Butcher Zheng, what are you doing?"

puff!
But as soon as the voice fell, the old man saw blood pouring out of his abdomen.

"Who dares to meddle in other people's business, beware of white knives in and red knives out!" After the muscular Butcher Zheng stabbed the old man to death, he threatened everyone present.

Originally, some people thought of fighting against injustice, but when they saw the fierce butcher Zheng, especially the blood-stained butcher's knife, they silently lowered their heads.

what……

In the deathly silent atmosphere, a sound like the sound of slaughtering a pig came from the corner in front, making everyone shudder.

Butcher Zheng treated the woman neatly like he usually slaughtered pigs and cattle, and then set up a large pot, and the smell of meat soon wafted out.

An old woman saw this scene, but she criticized bitterly: "Butcher Zheng, you have done such a crazy thing, the imperial court will definitely not spare you gangsters, and will definitely let your corpses be smashed into pieces!"

Many scholars present nodded their heads and looked at this beastly butcher Zheng with hatred.

"Imperial court? When the imperial court does disaster relief, you will die. Take care of your own stomachs first! A catty of meat is one tael of silver, and the old and the old are not deceived!" Zheng Butcher didn't think so, but he hawked.

This……

When the onlookers heard the call, they were speechless.

Although they wanted to condemn this behavior, their stomachs were already growling with hunger and their bodies seemed extremely honest.What's more, what Butcher Zheng said makes sense. The corruption and whitewashing of peace in the imperial court are fundamental, and those in power may really not care about them.

The few scholars who were just about to denounce Butcher Zheng swallowed their saliva, but they took advantage of the silver coins they had on them: "I... I want two catties!"

"I want a catty!"

"I want two catties!"

"I want one catty, no, two catties!"

……

Several scholars couldn't resist the temptation of the smell of meat, but they took out their silver taels to buy.

"Hehe... It's easy to say, come one by one! I'll keep enough here!" Seeing the compromise of these scholars, Butcher Zheng immediately glanced at the crowd with joy.

Everyone present felt as if they were part of a herd of pigs, and couldn't help but feel a chill.

Tian Qi watched those few scholars buy one after another, but he couldn't help shouting loudly: "In ancient times, there were righteous men who didn't eat cheap food, how can they eat compatriots today. Today's sage is a wise king, I believe that the court will definitely not ignore us, Don't be tempted by traitors, everyone, let's keep our integrity!"

"Damn tongue! Go and capture his mother. I want to see how much integrity he has!" Butcher Zheng's expression changed slightly, and he immediately pointed at the woman behind Tian Qi and said.

Tian Qi saw that the other party wanted to cook his mother, so he immediately picked up the wooden stick on the ground and said: "You beasts, I will fight with you today!"

Up to now, he has no choice but to risk his life to win each other.

There are a few righteous men here, picking up the short sticks on the ground one after another, but they want to step forward to help Tian Qi.

"Whoever dares to take a step forward, I will destroy him!" Butcher Zheng raised a sharp butcher's knife and threatened those strong men who were about to move.

puff!
Just at this moment, a sharp knife flashed, and a stream of blood immediately splashed out.

what……

Butcher Zheng clutched his severed arm, and suddenly screamed loudly.

"This general is Wu Gang, a general from Henan Province. I am here to rescue you today! Come, take down all these villains!" A tall general commanded with a wave of his hand as he cut off Butcher Zheng's arm.

"Why do you want to arrest us? We are not on the same side as them!" Several scholars were eating cooked meat and suddenly shouted in panic.

The soldiers who came in already knew what they were eating, and they didn't listen to these scholars crying for grievances, but directly dragged them out, and the begging voices stopped abruptly.

If there is no business, there will be no harm. These scholars are not worthy of death.

Tian Qi let go of the short stick tightly held in his hand, seeing that he and his mother had narrowly escaped death, he couldn't help but swallowed secretly.

After so many days of arrangements, the rescue ships have arrived one after another, and the corresponding rescue work was started immediately.Different from other places, the disaster victims in Kaifeng Prefecture have to leave here first.

"The elderly, children and women are given priority, and the rest stay and cross the river with this general!" Wu Gang made the arrangements immediately without talking nonsense.

Due to the complex flooded terrain in the south and the fact that most areas have been affected by disasters, the best solution is to transfer the hundreds of thousands of people trapped here to the north bank.

Zhou Wangfu has its own boat, and has already carried out self-rescue a few days ago.Since the break of the embankment was more or less related to the officials of Kaifeng City, they did not receive preferential treatment, but they waited for the rescue ship with ordinary people.

The number of people on the four walls is the largest, and the number of rescue official ships is limited, so food can only be sent to them first.As long as things are not chaotic, there will be no major problems.

In the next few days, countless official ships came and went to and from the fast-moving new river, and some economically minded people on the north bank rowed over to start the rich people's river crossing business.

Tian Qi was fortunate and unfortunate. On the third day, he successfully escaped from this hell on earth by taking an official ship.It's just that Kaifeng City has been flooded, and he is destined to be unlikely to return to Kaifeng City.

"Son! Mother is useless, you can escape alone, so that you still have a way out, but remember to leave blood for our Hu family!"

Although they were lucky enough to cross the river, the vast majority of the people had no property and could only sleep in ruined temples or lying in the grass beside the road, begging from others, and became homeless ghosts in other places.

After landing on the North Shore, Tian Qi took his mother and followed the big troops to Fengqiu, Yanjin, Yangwu and other counties.

"Mother, the current emperor is a good emperor. He will definitely not ignore our people. If you persist, old man, we will definitely get relief in Fengqiu County!"

Tian Qi felt uncertain, but combined with what the court had done in the past two years, he had the last hope.

Although he was not rich before, he has become a real refugee now.If it wasn't for the emperor's love for the people, let alone the future, they might not be able to survive now.

At this moment, he can only entrust the emperor's benevolence so that the two of them can tide over this difficulty temporarily.

"There is a porridge shed in front!"

"The government is giving out porridge in front!"

"Woooo...we are saved!"

……

The people who were like walking corpses on the official road heard the news coming back from the front, and they seemed to be suddenly alive, but they all accelerated forward.

If this is the case, the government has indeed set up a porridge shed on the side of the road ahead, and there is a long queue there, and someone really got the porridge.

"Mom, we are saved!" Tian Qi said with great joy when he saw someone in the front team holding porridge and eating it.

Tian Qi’s mother is a diligent and conscientious middle-aged woman. She was also very excited and said: "God opens your eyes, our Ming Dynasty has really welcomed a bright king!"

Since the creation of the Supreme Council, the imperial court is now very efficient.

Officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Household Affairs have already arrived at the "front line", but they are standing by the side of the porridge shed, urging the officials to set up a porridge shed to provide porridge for the victims who came along the way.

"Twenty miles ahead along the official road, Fengqiu County will build a resettlement area outside the south gate. You can rest there temporarily!" the porridge official gave serious guidance.

Tian Qi knew that this place was really not a place to stay for a long time. After drinking porridge, although he was only three-point full, he still gritted his teeth and led his old lady along the official road.

I saw a few dead bodies on the road. I thought they were victims of starvation, but found that they were stab wounds.According to the discussions of others, the identities of these corpses turned out to be bandits nearby, who were beheaded by the government because they wanted to loot the victims.

In this disaster, the imperial court may have done much more for their victims than they thought.

"This is a food stamp, ten per person, you can go to government offices or rice shops at all levels to exchange for it!"

Tian Qi looked at the food stamps that he got easily, and suddenly felt a little suspicious in his heart.

Not to mention that the imperial court gave too much, and these few flimsy pieces of paper can be exchanged for a large amount of rice, but it is hard to believe that such a good thing will happen.

I just entered Fengqiu County, but I saw the rice shop hanging high in the city: "This store can exchange food stamps! Because the store has limited food, each person is limited to one!"

Tian Qi changed the rice grain with anxiety, but after seeing the heavy rice grain in his hand, he felt like he was dreaming.

"Now you have two choices! One is to use food stamps to visit relatives along the way and find another way out; the other is to accept the arrangement of the imperial court to go to Jianzhou, where each person will get ten to twenty acres of land. Live there again!"

"My old husband-in-law married into Yang's family in Shanxi, and I want to visit his relatives!"

"I'm afraid I can't go back to this hometown. I'd better go to Jianzhou to make a living!"

"Jianzhou seems to be still occupied by the Jurchens, I'd better find another way out!"

"You can be a good person only if you have land. Even in Jianzhou, I have to try my best!"

"I believe that the current imperial court is definitely not deceiving us, I want to go to Jianzhou!"

……

Faced with this multiple-choice question in life, although some people choose to join their relatives, the vast majority of people actually have no other choice, so they silently prepare to go to Jianzhou to make a living.

"I signed up to go to Jianzhou!" Tian Qi considered over and over again, and finally chose to take the risk.

The current court gave him trust, but he believed that the court was not deceiving them, and he also wanted to get a new life from it.

More than half a month later, Tian Qi followed a large army of nearly ten thousand people to the new river dock, and then left the Yellow River on a brand new large-scale ship.

Although they decided to go to Jianzhou to reclaim the land, there are actually many variables in this adventure. No one knows the situation in Jianzhou and whether the imperial army can really drive Jurchen out of Jianzhou.

In June, Jianzhou was ravaged by the summer wind, and blood had already spread in this grassland.

Also after half a month's long journey, the Eastern Expeditionary Army led by Wang Yue has advanced to the hinterland of Jianzhou. Several small battles along the way ended in the Ming army's complete annihilation.

Sitting on a tall horse and wearing a thick armor, Wang Yue can be regarded as a battle-tested veteran now.It's just that facing such a smooth advance into the hinterland, especially the continuous stretching of his army's supply line, he felt uneasy in his heart.

(End of this chapter)

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